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Groupama builds on solid ground
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Increasing complexity of insurance premium tax
The increasing complexity of insurance premium tax (IPT) obligations across the expanding European U...
AA hits out at rising motor rates claims
Claims that car insurance premiums have been substantially rising over the past year have been dismi...
Zurich crime data sets SME alarm bells ringing
Zurich's UK commercial business is urging brokers to advise their customers on how to protect themse...
Online motorcycle quoting tool launched
In a move to help brokers get their motocycle clients on the road and help grow their revenue, NIG h...
UK citizens lying on car insurance applications
One in ten UK citizens are lying on their car insurance applications and one quarter have driven ill...
easyMoney.com car insurance launched
Entrepenuer Stelios Haji-Ioannou has launched easyMoney.com car insurance, which offers car insuranc...
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Indecent electronic proposals
Obtaining quotations and applying for insurance online or via other electronic processes can lead to misinterpretation or misrepresentation of a client's needs and personal details
EDI increase reveals broker's strength
Recent figures from Misys show the increased use of electronic data interchange by brokers. In the y...
Will Paddick's punch-up with the FSA help?
With great regularity brokers tell me they watch customers going out of their offices clutching docu...
Innovation is the key to niche broking
In those dim and distant pre-regulation days, being termed a 'niche broker' appeared to offer immuni...
RSA maps arson risks
Royal & SunAlliance has added arson to its geographical risk-assessment mapping system. The insurer ...
Broker BiB takes the loyalty route
Employees in the North-east are to benefit from a new loyalty card scheme to be launched by an indep...
Europ Assistance and HSBC Insurance launch product
Europ Assistance and the intermediary marketing division of HSBC Insurance Brokers have launched a S...
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Groupama exands its Optima product range
Groupama Insurances has expanded its Optima product range with the launch of Optima Property. Availa...
Willis throws down broker transparency gauntlet
Willis has issued The Leadership Moment, a white paper detailing a new model for the insurance indus...
Boards of Chaucer and Highway terminate on-going discussions
The boards of Chaucer and Highway have terminated their on-going discussions. The boards of Chaucer ...
Drivers surveyed prefer to pay higher annual premiums
More than one in ten of the 500 drivers surveyed by insurance quote finder www.motorinsurance.co.uk ...
Appointment at Royal & SunAlliance
Royal & SunAlliance's risk solutions property division has appointed Greg Harris as lead property un...
Appointment at Guardian Holdings
The board of Guardian Holdings has announced the appointment of Dr Terrence Farrell, group executive...
Highway and Chaucer set for all-share offer
Chaucer and Highway have confirmed they are in advanced discussions about a possible recommended all...